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She said she had known something was wrong on the day Islwyn died "because he was never very late for dinner", and said the nature of his death had been "hard to accept".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Well, to be honest, it can be too late!
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Southwest is the biggest carrier of domestic passengers, but it is coming late to the lounge game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Saturday, though, marked the smallest home crowd at USC since late in the 2018 season, when the Trojans had their worst finish for the program in a quarter century, under former coach Clay Helton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
If I’m not ten minutes early, he thinks I’m late.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
If the city ultimately decides a physical barrier is necessary, commissioners suggested a lower and more temporary fence, pointing to the chain-link fencing installed around Echo Park in 2021 and removed two years later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Larson’s office later attributed the seizure to a congenital heart issue, adding that he’d been prescribed medication to help.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Despite the best efforts of those in the pub, including Greensmith's mother and paramedics, Shevels was pronounced dead at the scene about an hour later.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
In its IPO prospectus about a decade later, the company pitched itself as a way for sports enthusiasts to share their adventures and passions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
And yet, days later, I found tiny grains of sand still caught in my locs.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Curry died at 80 last week of coronary artery disease, People reported, citing a document from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
He had a complex partial seizure while delivering an on-camera speech on the House floor last year, stopping midsentence before continuing to speak in a slow and halting voice for more than 30 seconds.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
Semenyo operates mainly from the right flank but is seen as an option at number nine, having played in the position during some cup games last season.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Wilson collaborated with John Legend and Ravi Coltrane, and released her last album, the Billie Holiday-rooted “Coming Forth by Day,” in 2015.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The moon is hanging along the edge of the tree line, just like the last two times.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The latest figures are based on more than 35,000 offshore traveller records collected between April and August.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
On Tuesday, soon after Anthropic released its latest AI models, Musk said SpaceX would release its latest, Grok 4.7, in 10 days.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Find insight on Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure, Petronas and more in the latest Market Talks covering auto and transport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Under the latest iteration of AB 2494, it will remain one source of funding but not the only one, Rogers said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
He’s holding a copy of his latest book, Stevie James and the Soul Scythe, which shows a Black boy on the cover, pointing a wand at a hooded figure.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
